The Wake Women and Youth Empowerment Initiative (Wake-WAYED), in partnership with Society for water and sanitation (NEWSAN), yesterday organized a malaria prevention sensitisation forum for the water board community of Jalingo in Taraba State.
Pastor Favour Dafid, the CEO Wake-WAYED, explained during the program that the organisation was moved to carry out the programme with free testing and medication due to the swampy environment that is prone to mosquitoes which course malaria.
Dafid said the organisation was out to assist prevent diseases like pneumonia, malaria and others, especially among pregnant women and children between the ages of 0-5, due to their low immune system.
“Our desire is to ensure that communities in Taraba become free of preventable diseases. After the awareness, we are going to carry out free testing, free medication for those who may be infected with malaria,” he said.
